Fonds SC37 - The Hitopadesha in the Hindi Braj Bhasha dialect

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 SC37

Title

The Hitopadesha in the Hindi Braj Bhasha dialect

Date(s)

  • 1802 - 1804 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 bound volume handwritten

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Lallūjī Lāl Kavi was active at Fort William College.

Name of creator

Biographical history

It is presumed that Siva Prasanna Diivedi was associated with Fort William College.

Name of creator

Biographical history

John Gilchrist, a Scottish surgeon, linguist, philologist and Indologist, was Fort William College's first principal from 1800-1804.

Name of creator

Biographical history

John Romer was born in 1780 at Ancroft, County Durham, England. Romer held the office of Magistrate of Surat in 1816 and was Acting Governor of Bombay in 1831.He was vice-president of the British Empire Life Assurance Company Ltd in 1839. He wroteread more

Archival history

The work was commissioned by John Gilchrist but came into the possession of John Romer.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The volume was acquired as part of a large donation given to the Society by John Romer on 18 November 1848.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

A translation into the Braj Bhasha dialect of Hindi of Raja Niti, a version of the Hitopadesha, a series of fables. The translation was undertaken for John Gilchrist by Lallūjī Lāl Kavi and the scribe was Siva Prasanna Diivedi. it is dated to V.S. 1858/read more

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Conditions governing access

Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment isread more

Conditions governing reproduction

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Language of material

  • English
  • Braj

Allied materials area

Related units of description

John Romer donated manuscripts and books to the Society on 1 April 1837 and 18 November 1848. Details of those still in the collections can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.

The Donations Register Nov 1843 to Dec 1857 ( RASread more

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Description identifier

gb891-sc37

Archivist's note

The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.